UPLIFT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. UPLIFT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UPLIFT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPLIFT is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPLIFT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
upliftsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UPLIFT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UPLIFT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does UPLIFT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To raise something higher, or to lift a person's spirits or condition.
Uplift works at two levels. In the physical sense it describes lifting an object, or the slow rise of land that geologists track when mountains form. In the moral sense it means improving a person's mood or social position, and the noun uplift names that effect, as in an uplift for a struggling community.
How UPLIFT is used
General word; used for physical raising, geological rise and moral or emotional improvement.
- The music seemed to uplift everyone in the room.
- Slow forces uplift the mountain range each year.
- Charities aim to uplift families in poverty.
- A kind word can uplift a tired worker.
- Geologists measured the uplift of the coast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UPLIFT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UPLIFT
7 longer words begin with UPLIFT.
Shorter words from the letters in UPLIFT
Common questions about UPLIFT
- Is UPLIFT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UPLIFT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UPLIFT worth?
- UPLIFT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UPLIFT mean?
- To raise something higher, or to lift a person's spirits or condition.
- What letters can be added to UPLIFT?
- UPLIFT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UPLIFT:
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